dryf

From Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīven, *drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

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dryf (present dryf, present participle drywende, past participle gedryf)

1. (intransitive) To float.

   Hout dryf op water.

   Wood floats on water.

2. (transitive) To drive; to push.

   Die wind dryf die skip ooste toe.

   The wind drives the ship eastwards.

3. (transitive, figurative) To drive; to motivate.

   Dis passie wat hom dryf.

   It’s passion driving him.

• gedrewe (verbal adjective)

• dryft

Borrowed from English drift, from Old English *drift, from Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Doublet of tratwa (“raft”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɘf/

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• Rhymes: -ɘf
• Syllabification: dryf

dryf m inan

1. (nautical) drift, leeway

• dryf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dryf in Polish dictionaries at PWN